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To: average joe who wrote (64657)	1/11/2000 7:00:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Wm. Buckley as professional assassin! LOL, careful, you might get relegated to the fever swamp. What do you expect from a CIA shill and neoconservative waterboy? Some of his best friends were Trotskyites, purging came naturally to them. Just be happy that conservatives didn't all wind up with fake British accents. I think Rand is disparaged by conservatives because she was so militantly atheistic. Her main value is to wean liberals away from leftism. One can travel only so far with her. I thoroughly enjoyed The Fountainhead, though. I think her power as a writer gradually declined after that book came out. I used to have several copies of The Objectivist newsletter from the mid sixties. I remember in one of those, Greenspan wrote an article saying how we need to remain on the gold standard and how crucial it was that we do so. I wouldn't read too much into their friendship. His thinking seems to have evolved somewhat.

To: average joe who wrote (64657)	1/12/2000 6:10:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Greenspan on Rand, from a 1957 letter: Ayn Rand rules. That was the thrust of an angry letter to The New York Times Book Review from a fiery Randian in November, 1957. "Atlas Shrugged is a celebration of life and happiness," the wounded fan wrote in response to a dismissive review. "Creative individuals and undeviating purpose and rationality achieve joy and fulfillment. Parasites who persistently avoid either purpose or reason perish as they should." Yours truly, Alan Greenspan. Full article: nationalpost.com